Event
| May 27, 2025
Gender and Tech: Data Governance
Watch now: “Data Governance” explores intersectional perspectives on data governance, privacy and digital sovereignty.
Past Events
Event
| May 2, 2025
Making Music Count: A Book Launch Celebration for Jess Reia
Buy the new book from the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab's faculty co-lead Jess Reia.
Event
| April 25, 2025
Gender and Tech: Digital Colonialism
Watch now: The Gender and Tech series is organized with the goal of bringing together scholars, practitioners, and advocates to explore the intersections of gender, technology, democracy, and human rights.
Event | April 25, 2025
Democracy and the Imagination
Deva Woodly (Brown University) and Lawrie Balfour (UVA Politics) discuss how their recent books reimagine the meaning of freedom and the possibilities of democracy. Moderated by Kevin Gaines (UVA Woodson Institute).
Event | April 23, 2025
Is American Civic Culture the Source of Our Challenges?
On April 23, 2025, AEI hosted an event to discuss American civic culture as it affects our democracy, in collaboration with the Chautauqua Institution and UVA's Karsh Institute of Democracy.
Event | April 8, 2025
Belief and Belonging: Religion’s Role in Strengthening Democracy
How can faith-based efforts contribute to a more inclusive and resilient democracy? A panel of spiritual leaders discusses how religious belonging can inform civic culture.
Event
| April 4, 2025
Social Contagions, Artificial Intelligence, and Democracy Workshop
This workshop brings together scholars to explore how social contagions can be used to understand how AI and related digital technologies may challenge or, potentially, fortify democratic institutions and practices.
Event | March 31, 2025
Senator John Cornyn: Congress as a Cornerstone of American Democracy
U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas reflects on the important role Congress plays in meeting Americans’ needs.
Event
| March 26, 2025
Co-Opting AI: Privacy
Watch now: Privacy sheds light on how AI systems impact privacy and consider pathways for addressing the challenges they raise.
Event | March 21, 2025
Future-Making: Land, Law, and Indigenous Resilience
How does the ongoing search for healthy relationships with a changing landscape influence Indigenous approaches to democracy, governance, and policymaking?